How to cancel power of attorney

Power of attorney is one of the ways to express your confidence or reassign part of your duties. But sometimes there are situations when this power of attorney needs to be canceled. To avoid unpleasant moments and illegal transactions, it is necessary to do it correctly. How exactly - we will tell.

In case, in case of drawing up a power of attorney, you went along a simple way and did not require it notarially, the cancellation process also does not require a notary intervention. The main thing you need to do is notify notify the cancellation of the document of all stakeholders (the most trusted, customers, partners, suppliers, etc.) and make it better in the form of a registered letter or personally on receipt. Otherwise, all the actions of the trust will be considered legal. You also need to return myself the power of attorney.

Here you can download a sample power of attorney that does not require assurance from the notary - sample power of attorney without certification by notary

If the power of attorney was certified by the notary, the cancellation of the document should also pass through it. To do this, you need to write a corresponding statement, wherein the trusted of your intentions to cancel the action of the power of attorney and the need to return to you (or notary) the original document.

You can download an approximate sample application for the abolition of a power of attorney

sample application for the abolition of power of attorney

The next step will be notified by the trustee about your desire to cancel the power of attorney and return it to you. This can be done independently or through the notary. If you decide to do it yourself, send an application to the registered letter or hand the receipt for receipt. The fact of the notice of the cancellation of the power of attorney obliges an already former trustee to return you a power of attorney back.

Application form about the cancellation of the power of attorney download here - sample application of the application for the abolition of power of attorney

If the cancellation of the power of attorney is urgent and there is no time or opportunity to inform the trustee in time, it is better to progress and notify the service involved in your activities (state service, companies, enterprises, etc.) with the prohibition of registration of transactions for this power of attorney.

Please note that after making a power of attorney, a trustee could make and assure copies of this document that are legitimate. Therefore, you need to clarify this moment and demand to return and the power of attorney itself, and its certified copies.